did we ever cut beef !! some of you saw this on explore-- we
put th e live camera on us because th e pups were outside-- shelia had this
brain storm------
heR husband fishes and i guess you make fish bait by grinding up other
fish... whatever-- he had an electric wood chipper with a 6" circle feed--
which fit the beef pieces perfectly.. -- PROBABLY WE SHOULD HAVE EXPERIMENTED
OUTSIDE-- BUT IT WAS COLD. I DON'T WILLINGLY DO COLD ---
WE SET UP THIS THING IN FRONT OF THE OLD ICEBOX AND TENTATIVEY DROPPED IN
A PIECE OF BEEF A GOOD SIZE CHUNK.. 99.7 % OF IT WAS IMMEDIATELY GROUND INTO
SHREADS--- THE OTHER .3% LANDED ON THE RAFTERS, MY GLASSES AND DOWN THE BACK
OF SHELIA'S SHIRT.
WE BASHED ON -- USING A PIECE OF FROZEN BEEF FOR A PUSHER WE GROUND UP
BEEF BIG TIME-- BY THE CLOCK IT TOOK 2 MINUTES 5 SECONDS TO DO AN ENTIRE BOX
WHICH TAKES A VOLUNTEER AN HOUR..
AND THE CLEAN UP WAS VERY SIMPLE... WE INVITED TH E CHUPIES IN - THEY GOT
UP 99.8% OF THE MEAT-- FROM EVERY CORNER OF THE OFFICE... WHAT THEY DID NOT GET
UP WAS THE GREASE.. THERE IS A HUGE SLIPPERY FACTOR NOW..
I SUGGESTED DETERGENT-- WHICH TRACY USED... THEN SOMEONE SAID PINESOL-- SO
THAT WAS USED-- SOMEBODY ELSE CAME IN AND SAID VINEGAR---- I HAD ONLY BALSIMIC
VINEGAR... SO THE HOUSE NOW HAS A MOST PEQUILAR ODOR TO IT... AND IS STILL A BI
T SLIPERY...
THE REST OF THE PROBLEM WAS WE NEEDED TO CLEAN UP THIS MARVELOUS MACHINE.
REFER TO PARAGRAPH 2... IT WAS TOO COLD OUT FOR ME TO EVEN CONSIDER "HOSING IT
OFF" OUTSIDE
WE NEEDED HOT WATER AND SOAP
WHERE ELSE BUT THE SHOWER-- WORKED PERFECTLY-- EXCEPT NOW I HAVE TO BE VERY
CAREFUL HOW I STEP AROUND THE SHOWER-- IT -- TOO-- HAS A SLIPERY FACTOR..
BUT 24 BOXES OF BEEF GOT CUT -
THERE ARE A FEW "BUGS" TO WORK OUT
WE COULD USE SOME ELECTRIC KNIVES TO REMOVE SOME OF THE FAT AND CUT SOME
OF THE ROUND PIECES IN HALF--- A VERY MINOR CHORE WHEN YOU CAN GET THE REST OF
THE JOB DONE IN 2 MIN PER BOX.
AND JUST MAYBE A TARP ON THE FLOOR WOULD HELP
A GOLF UMBRELLA OVER THE THING WOULD NOT BE A BAD IDEA
SO IF YOU SEE THAT ON THOSE EXPLORE CAMERAS... UNDERSTAND-- THIS IS HUGE
PROGRESS.
THE COMMENTS FROM THE CAMERA PEOPLE WERE ENTERTAINING-- FROM "GREAT
REALITY SHOW" TO OSHA WOULD HANG YOU.
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IN THE MIDST OF IT ALL MADDY PUT SHELIA'S GOPRO ON HER HEAD AND RODE
AROUND IN THE GOLF CART... AS A TEST PIECE..
IT WAS DECIDED THE BEST ONE TO WEAR A CAMERA WOULD BE MARY- WHO DOES NOT
MISS A THING AROUND HERE.
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MEGAN, RELIEVED OF MORNING FEEDING BY TRACY AND MARIA.... -- TOOK 3 DOGS AT
ONCE TO GEORGETOWN--- COULDN'T DO THIS IN SUMMER HEAT-- BUT SHE LEFT 2 IN THE
COA VAN WHILE WORKING ONE AT A TIME.
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NOEL IS WANDERING--- THAT DOES NOT REALLY QUALIFY AS BEGINNING LABOR-- BUT
SE IS WANDERING... GOT TO BE VERY CAREFUL LETTING HER OUT... ONLY IN CONFINED
AREA.. I DO NOT KNOW WHY- BUT EVERY PREGNANT DOG HAS TRIED TO GET UNDER TH E
PORCH -- AN AREA ONLY 2' HIGH IT IS NOT ONY TOUGH TO GET THEM OUT... BUT YOU
THEN HAVE TO CRAWL IN THAT SPACE TO BE SURE THEY DID NOT HAVE A PUP UNDER
THERE...-- WE HAVE IT FENCED OFF BUT A REALLY INTENSE MOM BROKE THAT FENCE-- SO
AT THE MOMENT USE THE MILLION DOLLAR FLASHLIGHT AND GO OUT WITH HER IN A VERY
CONTROLLED MANNER.\
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EXPLORE WANTS US TO TRY AND FIND VOLUNTEERS TO MAN THE CAMERA ON PUPPY
HILL-- WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND A FEW--
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SHELIA HAS SENT THIS - WITH A NOTE IT TAKES FOREVER TO LOAD... I HAVEN'T
GOT IT TO LOAD YET-- SO YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN...
SCHEDULE
I NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE-- I NEED TO BUY A SET OF DEEP SOCKET WRENCHES-
THAT WOULD MAKE THE INSTALLATION OF THE CHAIN LINK EASIER... THAT HARBOR
FRIEGHT IS ACROSS FROM COSTCO-- SO THAT COLD BE A TRAINING RUN OF THE MORNING.--
THEY HAVE CHEAP TOOLS-- BUT CHEAP LOOSES JUST AS FAST AS EXPENSIVE.
IF ARCHEOLOGISTS EVER SEARCH THIS PLACE, THEY WILL BE VERY BEWILDERED BY
THE DOZENS OF SCREW DRIVERS BURIED ON THIS PROPERTY.
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GOOD DOGGIE.
THIS IS THE DOG WE CALLED B2 HE IS LILLY'S BROTHER-- THUMPER WAS HIS
DAD...
Hello,
I have not written in a very long time but I wanted to let the SDP know
about my Bailey (his dad was from the SDP) & I received much training help
from Carleen in the early years and also I am a Veteran which we spoke of during
previous meetings. Bailey was doing really great until about a month ago, when
he lost his balance and stopped eating. We took him to the vet, xrays blood work
and 2 ultrasounds showed his liver was enlarged. We biopsied his liver and
braced ourselves for the results. We were very happy it wasn't cancer but rather
Copper Storage Deficiency (also know as primary copper hypopathy) meaning
Baileys liver cannot properly deal with copper and it builds up making him sick.
We sent out slides of his liver to Cornell and are waiting on results to see
what the next steps are. Bailey is on many supplements, 2 antibiotics and
prednisone to help him eat. The problem is they want him on a very copper
restricted diet but it tastes not too good to him so we are also supplementing
with rice, chicken and ground beef to try and keep his weight steady. I just
wanted to email to see if any of the other dogs had anything like this? Its not
common in Danes, mostly Dalmatians and a certain breed of terrier. Here is
Bailey with my 18 month old daughter, we all love him so much
, he has been a staple in my life since I returned
home from Iraq.
Thanks for all of the great work you do and I am hoping to hear back
from you soon. ~ Jess
Jessica Zorge, BS, CVT, Certified ACO, Licensed Wildlife
RehabilitatorGOOD DOGGIE.
